Dr. Rick DeCristofaro Learning Center

Dr. Rick DeCristofaro Learning Center is a low-enrollment elementary school based in Quincy, Massachusetts. Classes run from pre-K through 7, and the school has 261 students. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381 students, so this school is 31% smaller than average.

Quincy has 9,939 students spread across 20 schools.

Asian students are the largest group at Dr. Rick DeCristofaro Learning Center, with 39% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 24% White, 18% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Norfolk County's residents are about 12% Asian, 27 points below the school's share. Dr. Rick DeCristofaro Learning Center has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school has about 9.2 students per teacher and 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1, higher than at this school.

According to the American Community Survey, in Norfolk County, median household income is about $130,739, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 198 public schools operate in Norfolk County, serving about 101,300 students.

The next-closest public school is Central Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Dr. Rick DeCristofaro Learning Center.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).

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